How did Mercury get it's name? Mercury's name was based on a Roman god.
Who discovered Mercury? When? How? Where? Mercury was mentioned by ancient Babylonians who mention it in writing some 3000 years ago, but since Mercury is a classical planet, it isn't possible to know who discovered it. What are Mercury's distances and orders from the sun and Earth? Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 4,500,000 meters away. Mercury is 46 million kilometers away from Earth.
What are Mercury's measurements? Mercury's mass is 3.30 e 23 kilograms. Mercury's volume is 6.083 x 10^10.
What is Mercury's orbit (How long does it take to orbit around the sun)? It takes Mercury 88 days to orbit the sun, which may sound quick but is actually quite slow because the length of one day on Mercury is 176 Earth days. So it would take 15,488 Earth days for a single year on Mercury!
What are some more of Mercury's measurements? Mercury's equatorial circumference is 15,329 km. Mercury's mean density is 5.427 g. Mercury's gravity is 38% of the gravity here on earth.
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How did Mercury get it's name?
Mercury's name was based on a Roman god.
Who discovered Mercury? When? How? Where?
Mercury was mentioned by ancient Babylonians who mention it in writing some 3000 years ago, but since
Mercury is a classical planet, it isn't possible to know who discovered it.
What are Mercury's distances and orders from the sun and Earth?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun at 4,500,000 meters away.
Mercury is 46 million kilometers away from Earth.
What are Mercury's measurements?
Mercury's mass is 3.30 e 23 kilograms.
Mercury's volume is 6.083 x 10^10.
What is Mercury's orbit (How long does it take to orbit around the sun)?
It takes Mercury 88 days to orbit the sun, which may sound quick but is actually quite slow because the length of one day on Mercury is
176 Earth days. So it would take 15,488 Earth days for a single year on Mercury!
Mercury's Perihelon and Aphelion
Mercury's Air and Surface Composition
Mercury's Temperature, Wind Speed, and Surface Pressure
Human Explorations and Water Forms on Mercury
What are some more of Mercury's measurements?
Mercury's equatorial circumference is 15,329 km.
Mercury's mean density is 5.427 g.
Mercury's gravity is 38% of the gravity here on earth.
Mercury's Cool Facts
References:
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